The Next Step is a Canadian teen drama series created by Frank Van Keeken. The series was shot in a mockumentary style influenced by reality television, following the members of a troupe from the titular dance studio, as they train for and compete in various championships, and deal with rivalries with other dance schools and drama among the characters at the studio itself. It ran for eight seasons consisting of 233 episodes, airing the first six seasons from March 8, 2013 to April 7, 2019 on Family Channel, airing its seventh season from April 10, 2020 to September 18, 2020 on CBC Gem and its eighth season from September 26, 2022 to November 24, 2022 on YTV.